Fifty Relocated
Shortly before 1am on Tuesday morning, 112 received a report of a fire on Rue de Luxembourg in Bertrange, where a flat on the seventh floor was ablaze. No one was injured.
Rescue teams from Luxembourg City, Bertrange, Mamer, Dippach, and Hesperange, along with the Luxembourg City emergency medical service (SAMU), responded to the scene.
According to the CGDIS bulletin, 50 people had to be relocated for the night. Some were able to stay with friends or neighbours. A few residents were still away on holiday.
Bertrange Mayor Youri De Smet confirmed that around 20 of the relocated residents were accommodated at the Centre Atert. They were still there on Tuesday morning, not expected to return to their apartments until around 3 or 4pm. Firefighters and technical police remained inside the building examining the scene and securing evidence.
The apartments have been affected to varying degrees by smoke and water used to extinguish the fire. On Tuesday afternoon, the municipality was set to assess which apartments can be occupied again. For families still unable to return by evening, the municipality intends to arrange hotel rooms.
Seventh floor, 1am, 50 people out of their beds. Nobody hurt, which is the part that matters. The rest is smoke and water damage, and a mayor still at the scene.